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It's about 1,500 times as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.6480 hanks.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.6480 hanks in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about 1,500 times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 0.61520 hanks.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 0.61520 hanks in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about 1,500 times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 0.5660 hanks.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 0.5660 hanks to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 0.3940 hanks on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 0.1950 hanks on the 78th floor.
It's about 1,500 times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 0.5270 hanks.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 0.5270 hanks in total height. Although it sits just 28.70 hanks from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about 2,000 times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.420 hanks.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 0.420 hanks to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.378210 hanks.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 0.378210 hanks tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 0.3550 hanks.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 0.3550 hanks to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 0.2820 hanks.
It's about 2,500 times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 0.3360 hanks.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 0.3360 hanks tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 0.3240 hanks above ground).
It's about 3,000 times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 0.30890 hanks.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 0.30890 hanks to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 0.0786 hanks deep.
It's about 3,500 times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.260420 hanks.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.260420 hanks to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about 4,000 times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.2210 hanks.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.2210 hanks tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 0.0253 hanks or less.
It's about 4,500 times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.2010 hanks.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.2010 hanks. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 6,560,000 hanks, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about 5,500 times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.1550 hanks.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.1550 hanks above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about 7,000 times as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.1260 hanks.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.1260 hanks tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about 7,500 times as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 0.1190 hanks.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 0.1190 hanks to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
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